Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 19.2 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 9.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Djibouti, that number is 26.0% as of 2025.

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make 93.1% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.

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Life

have 4.3 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 16.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 34.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Hong Kong, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 31.8% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Djibouti, about 65.3% do as of 2024.

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be 20.3% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Hong Kong, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Djibouti, 80% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 57.2% less coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.

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Infrastructure

find 96.3% less home broadband

Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Djibouti has 1.5 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 83.3% less CO2

Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Djibouti: At a glance

Djibouti is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 23,180 sq km. The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afar minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 with a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Somali Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multiparty presidential elections resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH as president; he was reelected to a second term in 2005 and extended his tenure in office via a constitutional amendment, which allowed him to begin a third term in 2011. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and serves as an important shipping portal for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands and transshipments between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The government holds longstanding ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, and has strong ties with the United States. Djibouti hosts several thousand members of US armed services at US-run Camp Lemonnier.
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